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As far as the decoys go, i was thinking about trying one. What model are you guys using?

And good luck to anyone who is lucky enough to get out in the woods already, I have till the 15th.

RE: 12- Official Team 12 Thread
 

last year I used a flambeau, which I hated, it looked good but it was so bulky and noisy, and a pain in the ass to carry. This year I have a couple of Montana decoys and I think that they are going to work great. I love the fact that theyfold down small enough to fit in my day pack.

RE: 12- Official Team 12 Thread
 

White oak, Red Oak, White Oak, Red Oak, White Red White White White red red White White Red Red Red Red Red White Red White Red White white white.....


Get in there NOW if you can.

Get about 1/2 way down the strand and get 75 yds off to the side and watch.

Bring your bino's and a snack and watch where they are coming and going.

If you can get in there say 3PM or so and stay till dark.

Leave your stand in there and get back in the morning (Not much chance of someone stealing your stand in the middle of the night)

I have watched Ohio bucks eat so many acorns they just flop on the ground and take a nap just to get get up in an hour or so and start eating 'em agian.

That is a problem with this type of scouting. Some times they will just bed down where they are eating. Which leaves you up the tree till dark.

Get as high as you feel comfortable and check the weather channel before you leave (Make sure the wind won't change while you are up a tree.)

You sound like you have the enthusiazm, you are willing to learn the proper techniques, which is all great.

The hardest thing I had to learn was PATIENCE !!!!!!!!!!

Patience RULES ---- Practice is a close second

Patience about:

When to hunt
Where to hunt
When to shoot
When NOT to shoot. (Probably the hardest thing to learn)
When to move
When to stick it out.

This contest is all about the members having a good time and getting to know each other a bit better.

Fork horn or fabulous.

As long as team #12 wins the FUN award life will be good !!!!!!!

Get out there and have fun, stay safe and enjoy every minute you can.

Leo

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Ive got good news and bad news team. Bad news is the two monster bucks Ive been watching, I cant hunt. The land is split right down the middle and one property owner said his land was already spoken for and the other said they enjoy watching the deer and dont want them killed. One buck was a typical 12 probably score 160s or better and the other was 16+ points probably score 200+:(Now for the good news. One property I hunted last year is having a bicycle path built through it and thought for sure the deer had moved out. However, while scouting yesterday my brother and I checked about a dozen possible locations and he asks "lets check the field by the blue shed" I reply "Its a waste of time with all the commotion thats been going on for the last year." He convinces me and while walking Im sarcasticly saying "Wow theres a good trail" pointing at a set of small fawn tracks. We get about 15yds from where my stand was last year and in a wall of grass theres about a 4ft by 3ft hole. I walk through and seea highway of tracks about 40yd x 15yd area of flattened corn and this is 12yds away from the tree I hunted last year. Now, Im hunting this place again this year and Im hunting it hard. I havent seen any deer yet, but I have a gut feeling that the 190 inch buck and some of his 140-160 buddies from last year are using this area. I dont have a trail cam so its just gonna have to be proven in the field. By the way, I talked my little bro into letting me hunt my old location and he offered to hunt about 100 yds west of me in the opposite corner of the field.So one of us should get a shot at nice deer this year. I enjoy hunting close to my brother should there be an emergency or anything. We watch eachothers back and also call shy deer past eachother when theyre not sure to enter the field and arent offering a shot. Fingers crossed team, I may put a hefty score on the board.

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Thats crappy to hear about the land with the big bucks on it but there's nothin you can do but at least your other area has some potential this year. When ever i go hunting i always go with someone but if it is a rare occasion that i do go alone i still bring a radio and let someone know what channel it will be on and i let them know where i will be. Plus when you hunt with someone else it just means its less work pullin that deer out by yourself:D

And im heading out tomorrow all day to see if i can bag myself a whitey or a bull moose and elk. So hopefully i will have a nice whitey to put up but i think i just might hold off untill i put a mulie on the ground cause i know a few of them are pushin 200+ so that would be a nice score for the team.

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good luck to ya lethal.

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I like your idea, BUT. this place is raped every day almost with 4-wheelers the people who need a race exhaust just to make people mad.... that and i dont even have time enough to read the forums between school and my girlfriend breaking up with me today... I dont know maybe i will be able to get my act together and get up into the woods, What do yall think i should do given the circumstances (I.E. 4 Wheerlers)

anyhow.
Thanks for all the help and your tips, Good Luck lethal i hope you get Bullwinkle,
Ryan.

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Well boys it was a good day hunting but not a great day. I managed to let 2 arrows fly today. One at a nice 4x4 probably around 140, thought he was 30 but apparently he was 40yds[&:]. Then i let another fly at a doe would have had her but there was a twig i didnt even notice between us and my arrow hit it. Never found the arrow[:@]. But after that was when it got exciting. I seen a bachelor group of 3 whitey containing 2 4x4's and a huge 5x5 but was never able to get within range, they stayed a few steps ahead of me the whole time. Then about an hour later i HUGE and i mean HUGE 5x5 im guessing he had at least a 20" spread and his G2's were over 12" easy im thinkin he would have scored around 170-180 and he came out about 60yds from me, i grunted he started to move closer then something behind it spooked it and i dont know what it was but it sure had that monster moving. Didnt see a single moose which is very odd for out there, but we seen a herd of 20 elk with a nice bull in but they were on land we couldnt hunt. So came home empty handed but at least i know where the monster's are hangin now.

RE: 12- Official Team 12 Thread
 

That is so cool.

Now that the gitters are over -the real fun should start

GOOD LUCK

Be safe

Leo

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I have a place just like that. 4 wheeler trails everywhere, and lots of corn run over. (that farmers gonna be pi$$ed) Anyways, tonight dispite the 4-wheeling that took place yesterday, I scouted and sat about 70 yds away from the main trail on the old train tracks. I saw in this order 4 coons, 1 doe, 1fawn and 1 doe, a bobcat, another coon, 3 more coons, 2 does, 2 coons, 1 doe. This was all in about an hour around from 7:00 to 8:00 and when I left there was still a few minutes of daylight, but I had to cross the trail to get back to the truck. If the 4-wheeler trails are well used their will be bare dirt. Follow the trails and watch for tracks. We have 2 stands directly on wheeler trails and have taken several deer. The downside is that the A-hole will occasionally ride right by you while your on stand, sometimes they will see you and leave, other times they just keep riding. One day a wheeler went by tearing all hell and my dad and stepmom gave up that day and went home. I stuck it out and not 5 mins after the wheeler left a4x1 buck came out of the woods on the very same trail and walked right by me. If they hear it enough and still continue to stay in the timber they will adapt and can still be hunted easily.